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From Taipei Main Station (台北車站) to Jiantan／Chien Tan (劍潭)

Ground Transportation Guide of Taipei Main Station

Ground Transportation Guide of Taipei Main Station

Floor map of the main building of the Taipei Main Station

One can travel from the Taipei Main Station to the Chien Tan Overseas Youth Activity Center (劍潭海外青年活動中心; CTOYAC) by Taipei City Bus or Taipei MRT (metro Taipei). Taipei Main Station refers to an area where most inter- and intra-city transportation networks converge at in Taipei. Consult Floor Guide of Taipei Main Station, and Bus Route Map, TTIA－Taipei Main Station to guide you through the station area.

Attention: The transliteration of Chien Tan in Hanyu Pinyin is Jiantan. Therefore you may come across references to Jiantan instead.

Bus (公車)

• Take Taipei City Bus No. 218, 220, 260 or 310 from the north side of Taipei Railway Station main building. Get off at the "Jiantan (劍潭)" bus stop. The Chien Tan Overseas Youth Activity Center should be located across the street towards the southwest direction. The bus fare should be NT$15. Purchase an EasyCard if you plan to frequently use Taipei's public transportation system. (This bus stop is actually closer than the #MRT (捷運) stop.)

Taxi (計程車)

• Hail a taxi and show the following Chinese words to the driver : 劍潭海外青年活動中心 (Chien Tan Overseas Youth Activities Center). Most of the taxi drivers do not understand English, although they will do their best to communicate with non-locals.

MRT (捷運)

Enter the Taipei Railway Station.
	After alighting from the freeway bus at the stop near the Taipei Railway Station, walk to the Taipei Railway Station building and enter the station by the East 3 Gate.
Go downstairs.
File:Escalator in TRA Taipei Station.JPG	Take the escalator near the post office to reach B1.
Pass though the Eslite Taipei MRT Mall to reach the MRT Taipei Main Station entrance.
	After arriving at B1, turn right (or left if you move downstairs by other escalators) and follow the signs leading to the MRT Taipei Main Station. You will have to take escalators to B2, where the fare gates and ticket machines are located.
Buy a single journey ticket/token unless you have purchased an EasyCard.
	After arriving B2, purchase your single journey ticket (magnetic card or IC token) at a ticket vending machine. Fare between Taipei Main Station and Jiantan Station is NT$20. (Left: magnetic card vending machine; Right: IC token vending machine)
Proceed to the Danshui Line (淡水線) platform.
	Pass the fare gate and follow the signs leading to the Danshui Line platform. Three escalators from the concourse level lead to the Danshui Line platform. One escalator goes directly to B4, where the platform is located. The two other escalators only reach B3, making it necessary to reach B4 through an additional escalator.
Wait for trains.
	Wait at Platform 1 for trains bound for Danshui (淡水) or Beitou (北投). The travel time from this station to Jiantan Station is about 10 minutes.
See the From MRT Jiantan Station to CTOYAC section for instructions on walking to the CTOYAC.

From MRT Yuanshan Station (捷運圓山站) to Jiantan／Chien Tan (劍潭)

Enter the MRT Yuanshan Station
File:Hall of Yuanshan Station.jpg	After alighting from the freeway bus at the MRT Yuanshan Station bus stop, walk north to the MRT station and enter the station though Exit 1.
Buy a single journey ticket unless you have an EasyCard.
	Purchase a single journey ticket (magnetic card or IC token) from a ticket vending machine. Fare between Yuanshan Station and Jiantan Station is NT$20.
Proceed to the platform and wait for trains.
	Pass the fare gate, move upstairs by escalator , and wait at Platform 1 for trains bounding for Danshui or Beitou.

From MRT Jiantan Station (捷運劍潭站) to CTOYAC

Get off at MRT Jiantan Station.
	Pay attention to the electronic information display system as well as the station arrival announcements in order to know when to depart from the train.
Go downstairs to Exit 2.
	Many signs direct you to Exit 2 and the CTOYAC. Follow those signs in the station to move downstairs by stairs or escalator.
Leave Jiantan Station by Exit 2.
	Pass the fare gate, and leave the station by the right side of Exit 2.
Walk along the bikeway.
	Walk through a motorcycle parking lot, and follow the bikeway.
Cut across a small park to the roadside sidewalk.
	Cut across a small park on your left. Then turn right to the roadside sidewalk of Zhongshan North Road (中山北路) and move forward.
Pass a special designed pedestrian underpass entrance.
	When you walk along the sidewalk, you'll see a special designed pedestrian underpass entrance on the right side.
Arriving at the main gate of CTOYAC.
	Go through the main gate, and you'll arrive at the main building complex.

See Also

• movie "Don't get lost".
• Some Google maps:
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